# Accident 19840212043879A: Cessna 172RG, Chesapeake, VA, February 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1984, 23:36 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7492° N, 76.2199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7492&lon=-76.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5299U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5299U-1994-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840212043879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HAD ERRATIC RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND LOST CONTACT WITH ATC. CRASH OCCURRED DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA095), Feb 12, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N5299U), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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